Mississippi State Fair boosts metro economy with millions in spending

Mississippi State Fair boosts metro economy with millions in spending AMERICAN FREEDOM. THE OFFICIAL CELEBRATION WILL BE NEXT 4TH OF JULY. 2026. BUT WE ARE BEGINNING THAT CELEBRATION TODAY. WHO’S READY TO GET IT ON WITH THE MISSISSIPPI STATE FAIR?...

Mississippi civil rights attorney seeks congressional seat held by GOP’s Trent Kelly

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and testified against… JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Democratic civil rights attorney who has advocated for better treatment of prisoners and...

Mississippi Sound Coalition hopes a new proposal keeps the Bonnet Carre Spillway closed

GULFPORT, Miss (WVUE) - The Mississippi Sound Coalition is calling on Congress to pass The Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act of 2025. The act is aimed at protecting seafood industries in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, while maintaining...

State’s first Arkansas Health Survey: 29% food insecure

Twenty-nine percent of Arkansas respondents reported being food insecure in the inaugural Arkansas Health Survey, which attracted 10,000 respondents ages 18 and over across all 75 counties. Five counties had rates higher than 33%: Crittenden,...

5 restaurants in Jackson area fail September health inspections 

Five restaurants in the Jackson, Mississippi, area received failing health inspection grades in September. Violations included improperly cleaned surfaces, inadequate hand washing facilities, and improper food temperatures. As of October 1, two of...

Mississippi State Fair food booths inspected for safety by MSDH

by: Kaitlin Howell Posted: Oct 2, 2025 / 07:22 AM CDT Updated: Oct 2, 2025 / 07:22 AM CDT JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The 2025 Mississippi State Fair will open on October 2, 2025, in Jackson. Officials with the Mississippi State Department of Health...

Connecticut Shines In Health Rankings For 2025

Do you feel like we live in a healthy area of the United States? I've always thought that living in New England and the Tri-State area provides a much-better quality of life than less populated areas of our country, and now we have the data to...

Which states lead — and lag — in mental health care?

Mental Health America just released a national ranking of the prevalence of mental health issues and access to care. The rankings showed New York, followed by Hawaii, New Jersey and Vermont, were the states with the lowest prevalence of mental...

Opinion | The Remote Work Revolution: Mississippi’s Path to Economic Recovery 

Although state leaders often emphasize financial achievements, a deeper concern persists as Mississippi continues to lose many of its most highly educated residents, placing the long-term stability and competitiveness of the state’s economy in...

Massachusetts health coverage on the line in government shutdown fight

The White House sent letters to nine of the nation’s top universities, urging leaders to pledge support for President Trump’s political agenda to help ensure access to federal research funds. Spotlight investigation: Nearly 250 patients at top...

New Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford CEO serves growing hospital

Medical partnerships are part of David's goal David touts expansion of health-care services New CEO builds on 2 decades of health-care administration experience David will move family to Rutherford's Christiana community New Ascension Saint Thomas...

2025 Mississippi State Fair officially underway

The Mississippi State Fair is officially underway.Andy Gipson, commissioner of agriculture and commerce, was joined by Jackson Mayor John Horhn and other dignitaries to cut the ribbon, signifying the opening of the fair. A patriotic parade...

Who has the edge? Mississippi State at No. 6 Texas A&M

Mississippi State faces a difficult road test against the sixth-ranked Aggies this weekend, a team that may match the downfield threat and receiving production of the Bulldogs. It’s a chance for the hosts to build on a smothering defensive...

Three keys to victory for Mississippi State at No. 6 Texas A&M

Mississippi State will leave the Magnolia State for the first time this season for a trip out west to face No. 6 Texas A&M. The Bulldogs (4-1, 0-1 SEC) are looking for their first conference win while the Aggies (4-0) look to continue building...

For much of Saturday, it seemed like 2014 all over again in Mississippi

For a while Saturday, it looked as if we might be stepping back in time — at least where Mississippi college football is concerned. Back to 2014. Remember? For a while there, both Mississippi State and Ole Miss both ranked among the nation’s top...

20 Years After Katrina, LA Still Struggles With Evacuation Plans That Minimize Health Risks

Halle Parker, Verite News – KFF Health News In late August 2020, Ashlee Guidry and her staff kept a wary eye on guidance from local officials as Hurricane Laura passed over Cuba en route to southwestern Louisiana. Guidry was responsible for the...

What Mississippi's infant mortality crisis says about the risks of Medicaid cuts

For months, Dr. Daniel Edney had watched his state's infant mortality rate rise. "It just kept climbing," he remembers. "We'd get another death coming in, another death coming in." As the public health officer in Mississippi, it's Edney's job to...

Mississippi Sound Coalition urges Congress to pass Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act

BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) - The Mississippi Sound Coalition is calling on Congress to pass The Northern Gulf Estuary Protection Act of 2025. The act is aimed at protecting seafood industries in Mississippi, Louisiana and Alabama, while maintaining...

Stop health insurers’ raid on Treasury

No one likes insurance companies — trying to get them to pay a claim is like wrenching a bone out of a dog’s clenched teeth — and now we have another reason to hold them in low regard. The biggest advocate for blowing another $1 trillion hole in...

Memorial Hospital awarded of mobile clinic marketing campaign

CARTHAGE, Ill. – The Illinois Society for Healthcare Marketing and Public Relations (ISHMPR) has awarded Memorial Hospital a 2025 Award of Merit on behalf of its Integrated Marketing Campaign for Memorial Medical Clinic Mobile. “We are thrilled to...